Childlike courage

I just finished reading The Hobbit.

And I've been thinking about how easy it was for me to suspend my disbelief. Tolkien, of course, deserves all the credit for making goblins and hobbits and dwarves and dragons all feel real.

But it was fun for me to step into his world and choose to believe.

I wonder if that isn't part of the posture I could take into my life. With other people, I can be stand-offish.

I'm quick to forgive but slow to forget and even slower to trust.

What if we approached relationships (particularly new ones) with the attitude of a kid reading a story?

Excited.
Engaged.
Curious.

I have no conclusion here. That's the whole thought. "What if..." Someone tell me if I'm wrong.